The ethics of poverty and the poverty of ethics: the case of Palestinian prisoners in Israel seeking to sell their kidneys in order to feed their children

Bioethical arguments conceal the coercion underlying the choice between poverty and selling ones organs.

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Published in:Journal of medical ethics 2007-08, Vol.33 (8), p.473-474
Main Author: Epstein, Miran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Arabs
Bioethical Issues
Bioethics
Business orders
Coercion
Commerce
Commerce - ethics
Discourse ethics
Endorsements
Global Medical Ethics
Humans
Israel
Kidney Transplantation - ethics
Kidneys
Living Donors - ethics
Medical ethics
Poverty
Poverty - ethics
Prisoners
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Bioethical arguments conceal the coercion underlying the choice between poverty and selling ones organs.
ISSN:0306-6800
1473-4257
DOI:10.1136/jme.2006.017855